Information Services and Connectivity

The goal of the Information Services Department is to enhance productivity in all aspects of laboratory testing, from gaining information about testing, ordering tests and retrieving results. Therefore, the Department of Hospital Laboratories makes available a variety of connectivity options for IT solutions with its clients. Based on pre-established criteria, connectivity to UMass Memorial Hospital Laboratories can be as simple as a fax machine, as complex as bidirectional interface, or a convenient as a secure web portal. Connection options include:

• Dedicated Leased Lines provide direct connection from the client's office to the UMass Memorial wide-area network
  
  
• CPU-CPU Interfaces provide direct connection between the LIS systems to support high-volume exchange of orders and results
  
  
• LRSweb is a web-based order entry system that automates the ordering of tests, with custom-defined user panels, locally-printed specimen labels, standing orders and many other features
  
  
• WebPCR is a web-based patient care reporting tool that allows clients to review and analyze patient results over a fully secure connection from anywhere on the World Wide Web
  
  
• WebLINK is a web-based connectivity tool for provider-office based systems to send electronic orders and receive electronic results via HL7 transactions
  
  
• TelePrinters and Facsimile (FAX) printers provide a direct, one-way communications for delivering laboratory reports through an established network connections and standard telephone lines
  
  

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